10 Best Travel Toys for Younger Kids

Be prepared with travel toys to reduce the number of times your children say “Are we there yet?”

Size Matters. When choosing toys to bring, consider how much space they will take up versus how much time your kids will spend playing with them.

BEST TRAVEL TOYS FOR YOUNGER KIDS

Travel Doodler

A travel size doodle toy is fun for anyone over age 1. The kids like to give ideas for mom and dad to draw, then laugh and erase it, and do it again. You can use it for tic-tac-toe, Pictionary, practice letter writing, and more.

Magnetic Play Sets

Magnetic tins, paper dolls and play scenes allow kids to use their imagination to create a story. Children can play with their favorite paper dolls or story scenes with less mess since the magnets keep the pieces together. The best part is the small parts don’t get lost.

Triangle Crayons and Sketch Pad

Triangle crayons are a MUST when traveling. They stay in place and don’t roll off the tray table on the plane or lap tray in the car.

One of the best uses of drawing pad paper while traveling is to draw a little “play place” for kids to use to play with their toy cars or animals.

Draw a farm or jungle scene for them to play with small animals, or draw some roads to drive cars on. This not only entertains the kids while they watch me draw, they can then play with it with their toys, and it can be left behind after.

If you have a pen in your purse, you can also do this on the back of a paper place mat in a restaurant. It’s a great way to entertain kids in a restaurant as well.

Water Wow

No-mess painting for kids with these water-reveal pads! Simply use the pen to color, let the page dry to erase the pictures and color it again and again.

The chunky-sized water pen stores neatly in the front cover making these spiral-bound books the perfect travel activity for kids.

TRAVEL TIPS

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Jamie

Travel and adventure give me perspective. I need things organized and love to use checklists. I admits to being OCD about organization – yes, I even rearrange the dirty dishes in the dishwasher after the kids have loaded it! My aim is to INFORM and INSPIRE you by sharing our experiences and stories from our travels so you will Capture YOUR Adventure & Document YOUR Journey!

Great recommendations! Will really come in handy when I get to bring my daughter along with me when we travel.. 🙂 A happy kid makes the adventure more fun! ;).. I’d definitely agree on not buying expensive headphones (or any toy for that matter). Usually the quality is more or the less the same with inexpensive ones..